Shield



B. Y. SACKS Feb. 27,1940.

SHIELD Filed Sept. 30, 1938 1 M20" (on fizz/Was- X' 5/1 c/cs, 44

iatented Feb. 27, 1940 r 2,191,589

UNITED STATES PATENT, OFFICE SHIELD Bernice Y. Sacks, Los Angeles,Calif. Application September 30, 1938, Serial No. 232,544

2 Claims. (01. 2-474) invention relates generally to shields and which anumber of other persons may have worn the invention is particularlydesigned. to be used before.

as a protective covering for enveloping a person's It is, therefore,another object of this invenhead to prevent the soiling of clothes beingtion to provide a simple shield which is extremely I slipped over thehead. inexpensive and consequently may be economi- 5 This invention isparticularly designed to be cally used once and disposed of, therebyproused by women in trying on wearing apparel, viding a simple, sanitarymeans for protecting particularly dresses and such clothes as must begarments from the face make-up of the persons slipped over the head, toprevent the soiling trying on the garments.

of the clothes through contact with the face It is a further object ofthis invention to pro- I make-up. It is well known that the majority ofvide a shield of the type indicated which is dewomen use face make-up ofsome kind and this signed to be worn over the head of a person andmake-up, particularly lipstick and powder, will which, when so used, mayeasily be put on or readily smudge anything it contacts. Therefore,removed and which will not disarrange the hair unless some protectiveshield is used the make-up of the wearer. In this connection it is alsoan often soils the dress or other garment being object to provide ashield of the type indicated tried on. The lack of an efficientprotective which will protect the wearers hair from being shield of thisnature results in the soiling of disarranged during the trying on ofclothes.

a. great number of women's clothes every year. It is also an object ofthis invention to provide Make-up, particularly lipstick, is dimcult toa shield which may be comfortably worn by the 7 remove from a garmentand this is especially wearer and will not interfere with the visiontrue of certain high priced fabrics which are b eat of the wearer.

almost impossible to lea with ut injuring the It is a still furtherobject of this invention fabric once they have been soiled by make-up,to provide 8. protective shield which may be used It is a well knownfact that practically all stores for protecting t hair of th wearer frombeing dealing in women's wearing apparel are forced ang'ed by wind 01'from being Spoiled y t reduce t prices of garments which have theeflects of dampness. In this connection, the

b th i n order t dispose of t shield may be used by actresses where theyhave with the result that the financial loss to-stores. had their a a edin a p rt u ar style dealing t women's apparel runs t a com and mustwait when on location for long periods sid t, of time in inclementweather. It is to be under- 11; therefore, primary object of t stoodalso that my shield is also designed for vention t provide a simpleinexpensive, and home use as it is common practice for women improvedprotective shield to be worn by a person to p t fa and arran the hair pi r trying on garments, which 111 fully t t to putting on the dress, thedress usually being t garments being tried on, and preclude t put onover the head. A more durable form of possibility of their being soiledby makemp; the invention is provided for this purpose.

Attempts have been made to design a, shield These and other objects willbe apparent from which could be worn by a person trying on a the drawingand the following description. Re-

garment, but n f such shields t which I ferring to the drawing which isfor illustrative 40 am familiar have some particular disadvantagepurPoses only;

which renders the shield u ti f t some Fig. 1 is a side elevation of theshield of this of the present shields are bulky and consequentlyiilggflOl'l shown in the position in which it is both uncomfortable tothe wearer and a hindrance in trying on the garment, also some of ragga2 flista gig; elevation of the shield of Fig. 1 46 such shields are soconstructed that breathing by the wearer is diflicult. All of suchshields sff $31, 1 elevatmn mdmed mm with which I am familial have beenrelatively More particularly describing the invention,

60 that M necessity when they are used reference numeral l2 indicates ablank or side 60 in stores they have be used several times by piece ofinexpensive material, such as tissue paper different p p S Shields thusare or the like. Apair of these side pieces is proni y n it has beendifficult merchants vided, the pieces being secured at their rear toinduce their customers to wear them since and top margins, by means ofthe stitching or II people are naturally adverse to wearing a shieldsewing It. The margins might also be secured 66 by other means, such asglue, or if Cellophane is used, by the application of heat and pressure.The two side pieces make up the major or head portion of the shield.

To the front edge of each of the side pieces there is attached, by meansof stitching If, the front or face portion i5 of the shield which isformed of a wide mesh netting or similar material. This face portion orwindow as it may be termed may be folded at l6 and is secured at itsupper margins by means of the stitching l3 which is a continuation ofthe stitching I3, securing the upper and rear margins of the side piecesl2. With this construction there is provided what may be termed a hoodedshield which is closed at the upper and side margins and the back andwhich has an opening I! at its lower margins.

For the purpose of securing the shield in place over the head of thewearer, the shield is provided at each side with a tie-string l8 whichmay be made of any suitable material. A rubber loop might be used inplace of tie strings as will subsequently be described.

When the shield is worn it is pulled down well over the head (seeFig. 1) and the tie-strings are crossed under the chin and then made toencircle the neck of the wearer and tied as indicated so that the lowerrear portion of the shield is secured by the tie-strings. It should beapparent that this aiiords a complete protective shield or hood coveringthe head of the user,-whil e at the same time enabling the wearer to seeand breathe normally.

The particular shield illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2 is what will betermed a disposable shield which is designed to be used once and thrownaway and in order that the shield may be inexpensively manufactured, theside pieces I2 are preferably made of thin tissue paper, while the faceportion is made of an inexpensive wide mesh netting or the like.Preferably the netting is starched to provide a semi-stiff face portionfor the shield so that when the same is worn it will'tend to protrude orstand out from the face of the wearer as shown in Fig. 1. The fact thatthe front portion of the shield is stiff also serves to hold thegarments being tried on away from the face and thereby effectivelyprevents any possibility of face make-up from getting on the garment.

In Fig, 3 there is shown another form of the invention which is designedto be constructed from a single piece or blank of material such as waxpaper, Cellophane or the like. This blank of material generallyindicated by reference numeral 20 is folded at 2| to produce two sideportions of the shape illustrated in Fig. 3. These side portions aresecured at their upper and rear margins by a binding 22. If desirable,the binding may be used at the lower margins at 23 also. However, atthis point the side portions are not secured together and thereby thereis left an opening for the entrance of the head into the shield. Theside portions may be secured together by some other means, such aspointed out above and the binding is therefore not essential.

In order to provide ventilation and adequate vision for the wearer thefront or face portion generally indicated by reference numeral 24 isprovided with a plurality of perforations 25.

The shield is provided with a rubber band loop 26 secured at each end toa side portion. This loop is designed to be used for securing the shieldin place over the person's head in much the same manner as isillustrated'in Fig. 1.

By making the main body of the shield of water-proof material, such aswax paper or the like, the shield may be used to protect the hairagainst dampness and wind. The utilization of wax paper or some othermore durable material than tissue paper provides a shield which may I beused several times by the same person as for example in the home.

While the invention has been particularly described as taking two forms,it should be apparent that the various materials might be substitutedone for the other in each of the forms of the invention as disclosed andfurther that the tie-strings or the rubber band might be usedinterchangeablywith either form of theinvention. Thus, while theinvention has been described and illustrated in a particular manner andspecific materials of construction have been suggested, the invention isnot limited to the exact forms or particular materials suggested butincludes within its scope whatever modifications come within the scopeof the claims. In this connection the tie strings or rubber band mightbe secured at various points on the shield. If additional ventilation isrequired the shield may be provided on each side with perforations 21.

I claim as my invention:

1. A shield adapted to fit over the head of the wearer comprising a hoodof flexible material having an imperforate head portion comprising sideand rear walls and a perforate face portion, means for securing themargins of the portions together throughout their length, and flexiblesecuring means attached to the front of the imperforate portion adjacentits juncture with the perforate portion and adapted to extend around theside and rear walls of the imperforate portion for securing the shieldin place, whereby the lower edge of the perforate portion is free fromthe confining action of said securing means.

2. A shield adapted to fit over the head of the wearer comprising a hoodformed with a head portion having side and rear walls and consisting ofpaper, a face portion of relatively stifinet fabric secured throughoutits rear margin to the forward margin of the paper head portion, andflexible means attached to said shield at the juncture between the paperand net portions and adapted to extend around the side and rear walls ofsaid shield for securing the same in place.

BERNICE Y. SACKS.

